Why doesn't cosmetic changes to Type Def Clusters propagate to all instances of that Type Def Cluster?

[RTSLVU]

How come when I update a type Def it does not update the appearance across the project?

For instance if I add or remove an element of a Type Def Cluster the newly added or removed element gets propagated through the entire project.

But if I make a cosmetic changes, like rearranging the cluster elements that got messed up and are now overlapping since moving to Windows 10. (different default font size) These changes DO NOT propagate through to every instance of the Type Def Cluster, I have to open every single Sub-VI and manually update the Type Def Cluster!

Why doesn't cosmetic changes to Type Def Clusters propagate to all instances of that Type Def Cluster?

[RavensFan]

Because it is not a Strict Type Def .....      ?

(Honestly, I can count on one hand the number of times I made a strict type def.)

[Kevin_Price · Accepted solution]

I use temporary Strict Typedefs specifically when I want to propagate cosmetic changes in cluster layout, control style, font, etc.

Make cosmetic changes to Typedef.

Change to Strict Typedef

File->Apply Changes

Change back to regular Typedef

File->Apply Changes

Save

-Kevin P